Ipswich

Ipswich hosted the second ever DevelopHER Awards in 2016, when the ceremony first went on the road, and Suffolk has welcomed it back since.

Ipswich in numbers

3

Ceremonies held

34

Winners from Ipswich

88

Finalists from Ipswich

Where the awards have been

2015Norwich
2016 Ipswich
2017Cambridge
2018Norwich
2019 Ipswich
2020 No ceremony
2021Cambridge
2022Norwich
2023Norwich
2024 Ipswich
2025Norwich
2026Bury St Edmunds

Ipswich winners

Every winner nominated from Ipswich.

2025Amber FergusonUnsung Hero

2024Caitlin OwenApprentice

2024Sophie HowardDigital Marketer

2024Be PetersEye for Design

2024Louise GoodthorpInspiration

2024Georgie Rayner-MaddenUnsung Hero

2023Kara ThurkettleBest Newcomer

2023Emily BerrimanDigital Marketer

2023Poppy CourtEmerging Talent

2023Yasmin WillisEye for Design

2023Claire DarwinInnovation

2023Lily DobbsInspiration

2023Melissa LatoProduct Management

2022Beattie LeeDigital Marketer

2022Emily CollierTech Star

2021Kara Thurkettle Inspiration

2019Becky EvisonEye for Design

2019Kara ThurkettleInnovation

2019Hannah RamptonInspiration

2019Rita Cristina LeitaoTester

2019Lucy FinlaysonUnsung Hero

2018Hannah RamptonDigital Marketer

2017Catherine KingBest Newcomer

2017Zhanna AskarovaDigital Marketer

2017Emily GoddenEmerging Talent

2017Chiara AliottaEye for Design

2016Kirsty WallaceAgile Angel

2016Naomi LeeApprentice

2016Sam ParnellDigital Marketer

2016Angela PrichardEye for Design

2016Pippa GeavesInnovation

2016Sam ParnellMentor

2016Helen ThomasTester

2015Hayley Fraser WebbEye for Design

Past ceremonies in Ipswich

2024

Ipswich

2019

Ipswich

2016

Corn Exchange, Ipswich

Other host cities

Norwich

Hosted 2015, 2018, 2022, 2023, 2025

Cambridge

Hosted 2017, 2021

Bury St Edmunds

First ceremony 2026

Be in the room next time

Whether they write code, design products, make games or hold a team together, we want to hear about the women in tech around Ipswich.